stress

B1
Pronunciation
/stɹɛs/
Noun
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

(Cause of) discomfort.

2 Definition

Serious danger.

3 Definition

An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.

4 Definition

A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.

5 Definition

The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

6 Definition

A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.

7 Definition

Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.

8 Definition

The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.

9 Definition

Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.

10 Definition

Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

Example Sentences
  • Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.
11 Definition

The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.

Example Sentences
  • Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.
12 Definition

Emphasis placed on words in speaking.

13 Definition

Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

14 Definition

Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.

Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.

2 Definition

To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

3 Definition

To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.

4 Definition

To emphasise (a syllable of a word).

Example Sentences
  • “Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
5 Definition

To emphasise (words in speaking).

6 Definition

To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

Example Sentences
  • I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.